Dr. Asif brings forward a dynamic approach to leadership with his adaptive and striving for excellence nature backed by vast experience of more than two decades.

In his current role as the Chief Business Officer, Grameenphone, Dr. Asif is leading the transformation of the changing business dynamics in the B2B market, strengthening the business context by combining it with strong techno-commercial collaboration. Before joining GP, Dr Asif served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Robi Axiata Ltd. and jointly held the position of the founding Managing Director of Red. Digital Ltd, a fully owned ICT subsidiary of Robi. He is also known as an ICT, Digital Transformation leader in the Telenor fraternity and industry for his long run with Grameenphone, Telenor Myanmar, Telenor ASA & Siemens in various leadership roles in the past.

He holds a Doctoral degree in Artificial Intelligence from California Southern University, USA with summa cum laude, Master of Business Administration (Executive Management) from Royal Roads University, BC, Canada, Master of Engineering Studies (Telecommunications Engineering) from University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and a Bachelor of Science (Hon's) degree in Applied Physics & Electronics from Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has attended INSEAD business school, MIT Sloane School of Management, Harvard Executive Education, National University of Singapore on leadership and digital transformation courses on numerous occasions and regularly speaks in national and international tech events on IoT, Cloud, 4IR, Digital Transformation and Disruptive Techs.